AP Latin Core Vocabulary (Pliny Letters 10.37, 10.90, 6.4, 6.7)

aetas aetatis f

life of a man, age, lifetime, years

Alexandrinus Alexandrina Alexandrinum

Alexandrian, pertaining to Alexandria (a city in Egypt)

ante

(with acc.) (of space) before, in front, forwards; (of time) before, previously

appello (adp-) appellare appellavi appellatum

to call, address, name; request, implore, demand

architectus architecti m

architect; inventor, designer

arcus arcus m

bow, arc, arch; rainbow; anything arched or curved

autem

but, on the other hand, on the contrary, however

beneficium beneficii n

favor, benefit, service, kindness

civitas civitatis f

city, state; citizenship

defendo defendere defendi defensum

to defend, guard, protect, look after; repel, ward off, prevent; support, preserve

dominus domini m

master, possessor, ruler, lord, owner; male slave-owner

exercitus exercitus m

disciplined body of men, army

facilis facile

easy to do, easy, without difficulty

flumen fluminis n

a flowing, flood, stream, running water, river

fortasse

perhaps, possibly; it may be

forum fori n

forum, market; the Forum (in Rome); court of justice

frustra

in vain; for nothing, to no purpose

genus generis n

race, family, birth, descent, origin, sort, kind

Harpocras Harpocratis m

a Greek male name

iatralipta or iatraliptes iatraliptae m

doctor, especially one who uses massage and ointments

imperator imperatoris m

commander, leader, chief, director, ruler, general, emperor

itaque

and so, and thus, and accordingly

ius iuris n

right, justice, duty, law

leo leonis m

lion

liberta libertae f

freedwoman, freed person, formerly enslaved woman

mille (pl. milia or millia) or M n

a thousand, ten hundred

mitto mittere misi missum

to send, cause to go, let go, send off, dispatch

mollis molle

yielding, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant

notus nota notum

known, well known

paene

nearly, almost; mostly

par paris

equal

patrona patronae f

protectress, patroness, female patron

paucus pauca paucum

few, little

pauper pauperis

poor, meager, unproductive; cheap, of little worth

perdo perdere perdidi perditum

to destroy, make away with, ruin, squander, throw away, waste, lose

pervenio pervenire perveni perventum

to come up, arrive, reach

potestas potestatis f

power, rule, force; strength, ability

princeps principis m

first man, first person; chief, leader, ruler, emperor

pro

(with abl.) before, in front of, for

quando

when, since, because

quomodo

how, in what way; just as

recipio recipere recepi receptum

to take back, bring back, regain, recover; to receive, accept

redeo redire redii reditum

to go back, turn back, return, turn around

Romanus Romana Romanum

of Rome, Roman

saeculum or saeclum saeculi n

generation, age, people of any time

saepe

often, oft, oftentimes, many times, frequently

sentio sentire sensi sensum

to discern by sense, feel, hear, see, perceive, be sensible of

sine

(with abl.) without

sustineo sustinere sustinui sustentum

to hold up, hold upright, uphold, bear up, keep up, support, sustain

tantum

so much, so greatly; only, merely, but

tardus tarda tardum

slow; deliberate; late

tempestas tempestatis f

storm; period of time, season, weather

tempto (tento) temptare temptavi temptatum

to handle, touch, feel; try, prove, test, attempt

Traianus Traiani m

Trajan, a Roman emperor

-ve

or, or if you will, or as you please

vel

or; either…or (vel…vel)

vester vestra vestrum

your, yours, of you (pl.)

accendo (adc-) accendere accendi accensum

to kindle, set on fire, inflame

accuso accusare accusavi accusatum

to accuse, blame, find fault; reprimand; charge (w/ a crime)

aedificium aedicifii n

building; structure

aedifico aedificare aedificavi aedificatum

to build, construct, make; create, establish; improve

anxius anxia anxium

anxious, uneasy, disturbed; concerned; careful

audeo audere ausus sum

to venture, dare, be bold, dare to do, risk

benignus benigna benignum

kind, favorable; kindly, mild, affable

carmen carminis n

song, poem, verse, prophecy, note, sound (vocal or instrumental)

castra castrorum n pl

military camp, encampment, fort

castrum castri n

fortified place, fort, fortress

cotidie

daily, every day; day by day; usually, ordinarily, commonly

cras

tomoroow; after today; hereafter, in the future

cura curae f

trouble, care, concern, attention, pains, industry, diligence, exertion

delecto delectare delectavi delectatum

to delight, please, amuse, fascinate; charm, lure, entice; enjoy

deleo delere delevi deletum

to erase, remove, delete; abolish

dexter dextera dexterum (or -tra, -trum)

to the right, on the right side, right

domina dominae f

mistress, lady, she who rules; female slave-owner

eo

there, in that place; to there; therefore, for that reason

ferus fera ferum

wild, untamed, uncultivated

fluo fluere fluxi fluxum

to flow; proceed from

gratus grata gratum

beloved, dear, acceptable, pleasing, agreeable

hiems hiemis m

winter; cold, frost; storm, stormy weather

lacrimo lacrimare lacrimavi lacrimatum

to cry, shed tears

liber libera liberum

free, unrestricted, unrestrained, unimpeded, unshackled

liberi liberorum m pl

children

malus mala malum

bad, not good, evil

nascor nasci natus sum

to be born, begin life, be produced, proceed, be begotten

-ne

added in a direct question as a question mark to the first or principal word of the clause

nemo neminis

no man, no one, nobody

numquam

at no time, never

oratio orationis f

speech; eloquence; power of speech

orator oratoris m

speaker, orator

pecunia pecuniae f

money; property

prope

(with acc.) near, near to

pugno pugnare pugnavi pugnatum

to fight; to dispute

quisque quaeque quidque (or quodque or quicque)

whoever it be, whatever, each, each one, every, everybody, everyone

recito recitare recitavi recitatum

to read aloud, recite; to name in writing

sermo sermonis m

continued speech, talk, conversation, discourse

simul

at the same time, together, at once, simultaneously

spectaculum spectaculi n

show, spectacle; (pl.) spectators’ seats

spectator spectatoris m

spectator

sumo sumere sumpsi sumptum

to take, take up, take in hand, lay hold of, assume

tantum modo

only, merely